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REF changes could leave arts researchers’ careers ‘in limbo’

Subject associations say changes to the Research Excellence Framework mean ‘institutions can hold onto the outputs of researchers who have left, while making it harder for them to gain new academic employment’.

Jonathan Knott
4 min read

Researchers in performing arts subjects could find their careers “in limbo or potentially ended” due to planned changes to how the impact of academic research is evaluated, senior academics have warne...

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